A Description and Analysis of the Perspectives on Leadership Effectiveness of African-American Student Leaders at the University of New Mexico. A Qualitative Research Study.

Autor/in	Kustaa, Friedrich Freddy
Titel	A Description and Analysis of the Perspectives on Leadership Effectiveness of African-American Student Leaders at the University of New Mexico. A Qualitative Research Study.
Quelle	(1993), (41 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Affective Behavior; Black Leadership; Black Students; College Students; Communication Skills; Higher Education; Interpersonal Competence; Interviews; Leadership Effectiveness; Leadership Styles; Organizational Climate; Qualitative Research; Student Attitudes; Student Government; Student Leadership; Student Reaction; Urban Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Collegestudent; Kommunikationsstil; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Führungseffizienz; Führungsstil; Organisationsklima; Qualitative Forschung; Schülerverhalten; Schülerparlament; Studentenwerk; Schülerkritik
Abstract	This report concerns a qualitative study on African-American leadership effectiveness as perceived and defined by African-American student leaders at the University of New Mexico (Albuquerque). Six African-American student leaders (three males and three females) participated in-depth interviews. The interviews were audiorecorded and transcribed. The transcribed documents were analyzed to determine the themes from students' responses on the question of leadership effectiveness. The study did not evaluate leadership capabilities and qualities of students. The study's major objective was the creation of at least one hypothesis based on a theory of leadership grounded in the data. The students provided definitions of leadership in terms of: (1) goals of leadership; (2) charismatic leadership; (3) style of leadership; (4) dynamics of diplomacy, creativity, and communication; and (5) leader behavior. Participants also provided their views on the internal dynamics of organizational change and its relationship to leadership. Overall, many of the participants felt that African-American student leaders face a peculiar challenge due in some measure to the underrepresentation of their group. Based on interview comments, the following hypothesis emerged: students with leadership experience before coming to college are more likely to become leaders in college when they perceive that there is a vacuum or lack of leadership in an organization where they happen to be. (Contains 41 references.) (GLR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC